Example sentences: Ramayana: Rama’s army had no time to bask in the afterglow of Lakshmana’s extraordinary victory over Indrajita; the infuriated Ravana soon charged out to avenge the death of his son. Mahabharata: The afterglow of Yudhisthira’s Rajasuya sacrifice was shockingly short-lived; soon, the Pandavas were reduced from world-conquering emperors to paupers living in the
Example sentences: Ramayana: When Jatayu’s reproachful words didn’t stop Ravana from abducting Sita, the aged vulture decided to attack Ravana, despite knowing that his chances of winning against Ravana were almost nil. Mahabharata: As Draupadi, while being dishonored, cast reproachful glances at the Pandavas, those glances burned their hearts worse than the loss of their
Example sentences: Ramayana: As Ravana, Lakshmana and Visvamitra walked through the forest, they noticed the scrawny animals slinking away — their size suggested that the area had been struck by a great famine. Mahabharata: The scrawny children in the streets of the village spoke of a great poverty that had afflicted the entire village. Bhagavad-gita:
Example Sentences: Ramayana: Tulsi Das’ Ramcharitamanas is not so much an exegesis of the Valmiki Ramayana as a retelling in a popular vernacular language named Avadhi. Mahabharata: The sheer size of the Mahabharata – 110,000 verses – has made it almost impossible for any scholar to write a verse by verse exegesis on this huge
Example Sentences: Ramayana: Ravana bragged about his wealth and prowess to Sita with a hauteur of a man who never expected any woman to ever say no to him. Mahabharata: Given the hauteur with which Duryodhana had treated the servants of Yudhisthira in the palace of illusions, the maya-sabha, those servants enjoyed Duryodhana’s slipping into
Example Sentences: Ramayana: Whenever Ravana was reminded that his boons didn’t grant him immunity from humans or monkeys, he dismissed it as a pesky detail not worth considering. Mahabharata: Despite all his bragging, Karna could never forget one pesky fact: in all his encounters with Arjuna, he had never emerged a clear winner. Bhagavad-gita: Although
Example Sentences: Ramayana: Although Rama didn’t seem rattled by Kaikeyi’s demands, Dasaratha seemed more than rattled; he seemed shattered. Mahabharata: On hearing the news that Arjuna had ascended to heaven in his earthly body and had defeated demons who even the gods had failed to defeat, Dhritarashtra was rattled. Bhagavad-gita: The more we hold on
Example Sentences: Ramayana: When Ravana rejected Vibhishana’s advice to return Sita and publicly humiliated the king taking his crown away, Vibhishana decided that their relationship had sunk below the threshold of viability. Mahabharata: Vidura warned Dhritarashtra that his sons’ actions in attempts to disrobe Draupadi had been behaviour that was way below the threshold of
Example sentences: Ramayana: Rama pointed out to Lakshman that all the signs suggested that Sita’s abduction was due to a premeditated conspiracy, not an impulsive attack. Mahabharata: Stealing the Pandavas’ wealth through gambling had been Shakuni’s premeditated scheme, but dishonouring Draupadi through disrobing was Karna’s impulsive suggestion. Bhagavad-gita: When our wrongdoings are premeditated, that indicates
Example sentences: Ramayana: The news of Indrajita’s death left Ravana distraught and he oscillated between the emotions of horror, despair and anger. Mahabharata: The death of Karna left Duryodhana distraught, even devastated; he collapsed to the ground, repeatedly lamenting, “Oh Karna, oh my friend, where are you?” Bhagavad-gita: Life’s reversals may sometimes leave us distraught,